Cambodian Civil War | |||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars, and the Cold War | |||||||
South Vietnamese tanks entering a town at Cambodia in 1970. |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Cambodia (1967–1970) Khmer Republic (1970–1975) United States South Vietnam |
National United Front of Kampuchea: |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lon Nol Sisowath Sirik Matak Long Boret Richard Nixon |
Pol Pot Khieu Samphan Ieng Sary Nuon Chea Son Sen Norodom Sihanouk |
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Strength | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
240,000–300,000 killed |
Khmer Rouge victory
National United Front of Kampuchea:
Khmer Rouge
Khmer Rumdo
Khmer Việt Minh
North Vietnam
The Cambodian Civil War (Khmer: សង្គ្រាមស៊ីវិលកម្ពុជា) was a military conflict that pitted the forces of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (known as the Khmer Rouge) and their allies the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the Viet Cong against the government forces of the Kingdom of Cambodia and, after October 1970, the Khmer Republic, which were supported by the United States (U.S.) and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).